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Snow warning for Scotland issued by Met Office | Snow warning for Scotland issued by Met Office |
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The Met Office has issued "be prepared" alerts, warning of snow across much of Scotland on Monday night. | |
Forecasters said rain spreading south late on Monday and into Tuesday "would turn increasingly to snow". | |
The Met Office issued amber warnings for Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife, Strathclyde, Grampian, the Highlands and the Western Isles. | |
It said 15cm (6in) of snow could fall in some places - particularly over the Grampians, where drifting was likely. | |
The Met Office said uncertainty remained about snowfall amounts, especially across the central belt. | |
Across lower parts of the central belt it estimated about 1cm to 4cm in places. | |
In addition to the amber (be prepared) warning, forecasters also gave a yellow (be aware) warning for south west Scotland, Lothian and Borders, Orkney and Shetland and parts of north west and north east England. | |
The warning covers the period from 18:00 on Monday until 12:00 on Tuesday. | |
A spokesman for the Met Office said, with widespread ice developing on untreated surfaces in northern Scotland, the public should be prepared for disruption to transport. | |
He said drier conditions would spread slowly southwards across northern and central Scotland late on Monday night and through Tuesday morning. | |
Not unusual | |
Transport Minister Keith Brown said the Multi Agency Response Team (Mart) had been activated and would remain fully operational until after Tuesday's morning rush hour. | Transport Minister Keith Brown said the Multi Agency Response Team (Mart) had been activated and would remain fully operational until after Tuesday's morning rush hour. |
Gritters will operate until the snow has passed, and there will be patrol vehicles on routes which are likely to be affected by snow. | Gritters will operate until the snow has passed, and there will be patrol vehicles on routes which are likely to be affected by snow. |
Mr Brown pointed out that snow was not unusual in Scotland in April. | Mr Brown pointed out that snow was not unusual in Scotland in April. |
He said: "Coming so soon after last week's extremely mild temperatures, the key is to guard against complacency. | He said: "Coming so soon after last week's extremely mild temperatures, the key is to guard against complacency. |
"The Met Office advises that temperatures could be 15-20 degrees colder in some places than they were at the same time last week. | "The Met Office advises that temperatures could be 15-20 degrees colder in some places than they were at the same time last week. |
"Therefore the public should continue to check to travel bulletins or the Traffic Scotland website for the latest advice." | "Therefore the public should continue to check to travel bulletins or the Traffic Scotland website for the latest advice." |
A light dusting of snow was reported on the Northern Cairngorms over the weekend. | A light dusting of snow was reported on the Northern Cairngorms over the weekend. |
The return of wintry weather follows the mildest March ever recorded in Scotland. | The return of wintry weather follows the mildest March ever recorded in Scotland. |
Last Tuesday, the temperature in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, reached 23.6C - the warmest March day on record. | Last Tuesday, the temperature in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, reached 23.6C - the warmest March day on record. |
The average daytime temperature for March is usually about 10C. | The average daytime temperature for March is usually about 10C. |
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